HMS Ardent 1916
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Marker: recorded wreck position (First World War).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Ardent | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1916 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | First World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | destroyer | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | World War I | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | North Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Position | 56.7000, 5.8667 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Ardent was one of 20 Acasta-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the 1910s. Completed in 1914 she saw active service in the First World War, and was sunk at the Battle of Jutland in 1916.
Location
- Recorded position: 56.7000, 5.8667 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: North Sea
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Ardent (1913) (revision 1375198889), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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